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  2. History of Walmart - Wikipedia

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    The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. [ 1] The Walmart chain proper was founded in 1962 with a single store in Rogers, expanding inside Oklahoma by 1968 and throughout the ...

  3. Sam Walton - Wikipedia

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    Sam Walton. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas and Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the ...

  4. Walton family - Wikipedia

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    The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer.

  5. Who is the owner of Walmart? Inside the Walton family and ...

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    The Walton family is still the major shareholder of Walmart Inc. The children of Walmart founder Sam Walton own about half of all Walmart shares, according to official company documents. The ...

  6. Walmart, Target + More Retailers Are Canceling Orders to ...

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    Walmart CFO John Rainey said this week that the company has “canceled billions in orders” to deal with inventory pileups that have amassed over the last few quarters.

  7. Walmart’s former top woman executive reflects on her ... - AOL

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    McKenna arrived at Walmart in 2013, after 17 years at British supermarket chain Asda, which Walmart bought in 1999, and was instrumental in helping the retail giant develop its online grocery ...

  8. Walmart - Wikipedia

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    Walmart Inc. /  36.36556°N 94.21750°W  / 36.36556; -94.21750. Walmart Inc. ( / ˈwɔːlmɑːrt / ⓘ; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries.

  9. Nancy Walton Laurie - Wikipedia

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    Walton was born on May 15, 1951. [ 3] She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. [ 4] She grew up in Versailles, Missouri, where she met future husband Bill Laurie. [ 5] At Bud's death, she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited a stake in Walmart now worth over $9 billion. [ 6]